The Gen Y Factor - As appear in The EDGE Malaysia

“The Gen Y are an opportunity for businesses to put ourselves ahead in the game, provided we can navigate the Gen Y’s unique abilities, which can sometimes also be their biggest flaws. Figuring out how to make the most of their potential – now, that will be a leader’s challenge.”

Dato’ Johan Raslan Executive Chairman, PriceWaterhouseCoopers 

Generation Y are the fastest growing segment in Malaysia’s work- force, occupying almost two third of our workforce*. However, Gen Y’s approach to employment can make them a challenge for managers and executives to attract, retain, motivate, and develop. Unlike the generations that have gone before them, Gen Y has been pampered, nurtured and programmed with a slew of activities since they were toddlers, meaning they are both high-performance and high- maintenance. Gen Y‘s emergence in the workforce is a huge strategic opportunity for an employer to create short - term gains as well as position themselves for a long - term competitive advantage if they know how to employ, manage and harness their potential.

Training Programme Series

• Managing Y in the workplace
This informative, engaging and entertaining program combines relationship building with no-fluff research on how to raise your awareness about this generation, how to attract them to your organization like a magnet, engage them from day one, bring out their talent, motivate and retain them. The workshops will reveals a step-by-step methodology for managing productive, high- performing Gen Y employees—and how to do so without investing a lot of time or money.


• Coaching Gen Y
They are born in the era of LOL and ROFL. And their idol ranges from Steve Jobs to Justin Bieber to Angry Birds to Transformer. Learn the technique to build a rapport, engage and drive them to perform to the highest standard they set for themselves.. The question is, as a leader, are you competent enough to be their coach? Unlike other coaching workshop, this workshop focuses on how to coach Gen Y using the language and communication method that they will appreciate and understand.


• Bridging the Gap: Attract and Retain Gen Y
Gen Y are the success factor behind companies like Google and Facebook. They are the driving force of the market and industry. And for your organization to be relevant today, you have to employ them. HR need to change the way they recruit and retain Gen Y as they are attracted to totally different thing and monetary is not a pull factor for them. Learn the new technique to attract them to your organization and program you can develop to retain them, without addi- tional cost to your budget.

• Leading the Generation Mix
One of the main challenges for today’s leader is to balance the needs and demand from staff of the different generation. The generation gap could be as wide as the Grand Canyon! One believes in hard work takes time where the other feels that everything should be instant. This workshop will give audience the tools and knowledge on how to manage a team consists of baby boomer, Gen X and Gen Y and position you as the leader that they admire regardless of which generation that comes from.


• Igniting Y Leadership
This workshop targets Gen Y themselves, preparing them to be the next generation leaders. Most agree that Gen Y has the potential to be the best as they can be, but ask any Gen Y and they will say that they do not know what they need to develop in order to be successful. They may not even know what success means? They are determined to be someone in society and this workshop allows them to be a true self-mastery, identifying their strength and how they can contribute and grow with your organization. This workshop is very popular with the Gen Y in Malaysia and has gained a strong demand for it among Universities and private sector. 



About Daryl Wong

Daryl Wong is an accomplished, dynamic, and client-driven professional offering 17 years of progressive experience in training, coaching, sales, career consultancy, product management, customer service, manage- ment, marketing and personal development. He has held senior managerial positions in diverse industries namely the high tech testing industry, IT commercial and consumer products, management consultancy and Internet recruitment portal; from major MNC companies like Philips Medical System, Hewlett Packard and Kensington Computer Products to local grown companies like Patimas Group and Jobstreet.com. 

The EDGE Malaysia, August 2013

Born at the crossroad between Gen X and Y, and his extensive involvement in major colleges and universities, providing training and coaching to students, Daryl Wong will gives you an insider’s perspective on how these young professionals think and behave. Coupled with his years of experience in managing his own Gen Y workforce and researching on these topic, he will reveals a step-by-step methodology for attracting, retaining, and motivating productive, high-performing Gen Y employees—and how to do so without investing a lot of time or money.

In his pursuit to explore the development of human potential, Daryl Wong is a certified Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner, Timeline TM Therapy Practitioner, Practitioner of the Language and Behaviour Profile, NLP Coach and Hypnotist Practitioner. He is also a Certified Professional Trainer from the International Professional Managers Association (IPMA), UK.

Daryl Wong holds a Master Degree in Business Administration (Marketing) from Nottingham Trent University, UK and a Double Major Degree in Electrical and Computing Engineering from Monash University, Australia. 

The EDGE Malaysia, August 2013

What Previous Participants said..

I am a doctor and I have many colleagues, staff and relatives in the Gen Y age group. This has definitely helped me under- stand better about what they want and their expectations instead of what I expect from them! It may make me feel younger do well when I’m able to connect with them and help them together towards a common good and dream and together have fun.
Dr. Khairuzzana Baharudin 4Life Sdn Bhd Independents Leader

I am very satisfied with this workshop & agree to every detail that has been elaborate or spoken out. It’s actually make me understand more on this aspects; and how to react or act upon certain matters. It is another window of opportunities to share and create some- thing together regardless of the diversity or opinions from different level of age or experiences.
Jessyca AK Linggan 4Life Sdn Bhd Independents Leader

A thousand thanks for your workshop. It was an awesome session with the me and my staff, and I really dipped myself in your informative talks and gained a lot, not only regarding our leadership skill, but also other aspects for me to self-reflect and further improve.

Ace Zhiyang, Gen Y

I enjoy the workshop, it’s very relevance and informative on how Gen Y thinks & vision in their needs. Sufficient enough to help me to penetrance into their era. It’s a great workshop! Fantastic! ; )
Tiong Mee Mee, Private Sector

This workshop re-opens my eyes and mind about our Gen Y, on how to attract them and manage them. I believe Gen Y is big potential for our future.

Lili Budiman ,Taylor’s University 

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